*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Spark]

England should declare IMO. They're scoring so fast that they'll soon be way out of reach.

[LongHopCassidy]

Wish Healy woul stop being so infuriatingly upbeat. Of all the times to defy your own tendencies...

[flibbertyjibber]

Some of this bowling in the last hour has been like decleration bowling in county cricket.Australia appear to have just given up.

[pskov]

England should declare IMO. They're scoring so fast that they'll soon be way out of reach.

Why bother making your bowlers toil on this pitch any longer than you have to? At most declare at Tea and have a 25 over or so spell with the new ball. I think it's more valuable battering the life out of Australia in the field than giving them an opportunity to rebuild a bit of confidence by scoring some runs on a featherbed.

[NasserFan207]

England should declare IMO. They're scoring so fast that they'll soon be way out of reach.

Agreed, but the pitch is so dead dude...

I can't really believe it. Wtf Australia?

[Blocky]

If Australia want to win the ashes, remove the (c) from Ricky Ponting and give it to Michael Hussey. He's the only guy out there still keen to play cricket.

[Johnners]

What did you expect after one wicket for four hundred runs? 'LOL FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, WE'VE GOT THEM NOW, THIS IS THE WARM UP JOHNSON NEEDS, WATSON HAS GUN HAIR TODAY'

...instead of calling out Clarke and Johnson for disgraceful cricket which they've, incidentally, been playing?

He does though, 'cause he's Watto

Look, I'm not going to pretend this is anything but extremely frustrating, annoying and somewhat depressing. However I'd like to think of this as an abnormality, rather than "then norm" which is what you'd think it was given by the tone of posts in here.

I'm probably well in the minority in this POV, but meh, am just getting sick of all the pessimism from pretty much everyone about Australian cricket.

[Johnners]

Played Cook.

Shame you won't score another 50 in the remaining matches 8|

[LongHopCassidy]

Well done Cook.

[Athlai]

If the new ball swings then there is always a chance of a wicket or two. You never know what you can happen if Australia get put under pressure.

[Jacknife]

Bloody Brilliant Cooky, fill those boots, to say he's only 25, he's got a **** load of test match runs.

[Adamski]

Was a great day to be an Englishman at the Gabba yesterday

Gotta work today tho

I think England should go on to full-on 20/20 mode after lunch and set 290 odd for the Aussies to chase in just over a session.

Cook 200

[TT Boy]

Getting a bit sad now.

Cook looking imperious which is something you rarely see. Played.

[GingerFurball]

Haha, 6 of Cook's 200 have come in the V.

[Spikey]

he's quite handsome.